A big fan of XP
Turns out that China is a huge user of Windows XP
From
Network World:
Windows 8 Update: China prefers to stick with dying Windows XP rather than upgrade
China says it wants Microsoft to extend support for Windows XP because that will help it in its fight to stop proliferation of pirated Microsoft software.
A report from TechWeb written in Chinese says the release of Windows 8 means a substantial increase in the selling price of a Windows operating system, especially in light of the upcoming end-of-life of Windows XP, which is still used by a large percentage of Chinese.
And some numbers:
Microsoft has been doing its best to promote Windows 8, but the latest monthly report on operating systems in use on the Internet shows that combined use of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 has declined over the past month compared to the month before.
In October the combined use represented 10.25%, but in November that dropped to 9.3%, according to NetMarketshare, which tracks use of key Internet technology.
OUCH!
Goes back to that every-other version of Windows. XP rocked, Vista sucked, Windows 7 rocks 8 and 8.1 sucks.
In the process of building a Windows NT machine -- I have an older piece of equipment that requires it. It will be off the internet so security is not an issue.
Posted by DaveH at December 5, 2013 11:59 AM